Audio round-up

Audio round-up

Saturday 12 December 2009 19.06 EST
First published on Saturday 12 December 2009 19.06 EST

The French Revolution – In a NutshellNeil Wenborn, Read by Roy McMillan Naxos £8.99, 79 minshe bound captives drowned in holed boats in the Seine were just some of the thousands massacred during the years of the French Revolution. This detailed exposition shows how its ideals formed the basis of today's liberal democracies and how its excesses were a forerunner of 20th-century repressions.

Service With a SmilePG Wodehouse. Read by Martin JarvisCSA Word £16.63, 5hrsHow dare those bad boys taunt Lord Emsworth's much loved pig with potatoes on strings. And even worse, how dare duplicitous Lavender Briggs plot to steal that "bulbous mass of lard and snuffle". It's Jarvis's voices, from squeaky young George to quavering Lady Constance, which make the comedy sparkle.

The Lord God Made Them All James Herriot. Read by Christopher TimothyHachette £14.67, 3hrsIn this seventh volume of memoirs, Herriot returns to Darrowby after the war to find little has changed. Mr Ripley still promises to mend his broken gates, and to ask Herriot to "nip some calves" before they've grown into violent bulls. All seven volumes available on audio are perfect comfort-listening.